Port of Spain vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	50	87
🏙️ Population	81.1K	525K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 56% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4682nd and 501st ($1168 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Sacramento

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	Port of Spain	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$30262

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851